Learning log
Biology Unit #1: Introduction
I can statement date description of activity score out of 4
1. What is life?...Characteristics of Life a. I can define biology. b. I can decribe the differences between living and non living things. c. I can list and describe the characteristics all living things share.
2. How do we think and do science?...Scientific Process a. I can list and follow basic lab safety procedures. b. I can locate then use the emergency equipment in the lab. observation, asking questions, forming a hypothesis, conducting an experiment, organizing data, and drawing conclusions from data c. I can list and describe the steps of the scientific process. constants, variables, independent variable, dependent variable, control group, and experimental group.
d. I can define and identify the parts of the scientific process.
e. I can design and carry out an experiment using steps of the scientific process.*
3. How do we use a microscope to help in a scientific investigations?...Microscopes
a. I can identify and use the parts of the microscope correctly. b. I can correctly make a wet mount slide and bring it into focus at a specific magnification.
4. How is life built?...Chemistry of Life a. I can define matter.
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b. I can explain the relationship between atoms & elements. c. I can draw & label the parts of an atom in order to understand why they form bonds. d. I can describe the difference between covalent & ionic bonds. e. I can describe the role of reactants and products in chemical reactions and why chemical reactions occur in the cell.
f. I can explain the relationship between enzymes and activation energy. g. I can explain the differences between acids and bases to better understand why living things maintain their pH levels.
5. How does water sustain life?...Water
a. I can describe the structure of water molecule. b. I can explain the relationship hydrogen bonding and the different properties of water that are important for living things.
(Examples include evaporation, capillary action, density of ice, water as a universal solvent, etc.) c. I can give specific examples of how the different properties of water affect plant and animal life
6. How do four molecules build all living things?...Biochemistry
a. I can list the four main types of macromolecules found in cells and state their functions. b. I can show the relationship between the four types of macromolecules and the elements and subunits that make them.
c. I can name an example of each of the four macromolecules as they are
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found in cells and in food.
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